Ottawa announces $247 million to create 25,000 apprenticeship positions across Canada

in May 30, 2022

The federal government is announcing nearly $247 million to help create more than 25,000 apprenticeship positions in the skilled trades across Canada. Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the money will fund 13 programs to help small- and medium-sized employers offer apprenticeship training. In a news release, Qualtrough says that more than $45 million will go[…]

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New federal provincial program expected to create 22,000 jobs in Alberta

in May 19, 2021

The Alberta government says a new jobs program will encourage private and non-profit businesses to hire staff over the next year and help the economy recover. Premier Jason Kenney says the Alberta Jobs Now program will help 22,000 people get back to work. He calls it the “largest jobs training program in Alberta’s history”‘[…]

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Bill Kelly: Could Bill 66 create another Walkerton ? – Hamilton

Bill Kelly: Could Bill 66 create another Walkerton ? – Hamilton

in Jan 11, 2019

[ad_1] Among many pieces of controversial legislation being proposed by the Ford government, Bill 66 is justifiably raising some serious red flags. Bill 66, called the Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, essentially gives the province and municipalities and developers the ability to bypass existing regulations, provided the proposed development would create jobs and an economic benefit.[…]

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